Intel’s Paul Otellini today, during the Intel Developer Forum, confirmed the launch for Penryn-based Xeon processors is set for November 12. Penryn will be Intel’s first 45nm architecture, designed for mobile, desktop, server and workstation use. Intel confirmed Penryn has a 410 million transistor die. Kentsfield has 582 million transistors while Conroe has 291 million transistors.

Intel’s reseller webpage accidentally leaked November 11 as the day resellers could start purchasing quad-core Xeon processors and listed the price. Intel immediately locked out the reseller webpage from the public after learning of the posting. Nevertheless, as with Intel launch tradition, the company typically launches new processors on Mondays, unless there’s a holiday.

Penryn Quad-Core Xeon DP - 1333 MHz FSB

Model

Core
Frequency

TDP

L2 Cache

Launch Price

X5460

3.16 GHz

120W

12MB

$1,172

E5450

3.00 GHz

80W

12MB

$851

E5440

2.83 GHz

80W

12MB

$690

E5430

2.66 GHz

80W

12MB

$455

E5420

2.50 GHz

80W

12MB

$316

E5410

2.33 GHz

80W

12MB

$256

E5405

2.00 GHz

80W

12MB

$209

Penryn Quad-Core Xeon DP - 1600 MHz FSB

Model

Core
Frequency

TDP

L2 Cache

Launch Price

E5472

3.0 GHz

80W

12MB

$958

E5462

2.8 GHz

80W

12MB

$797

The company plans to release an onslaught of Penryn-based dual and quad-core Xeon processors with 1333 MHz and 1600 MHz front-side bus speeds. Launch speeds for Penryn-based quad-core Xeon models range from 2.0 GHz-to-3.16 GHz. Dual-core Penryn-based models start at 1.86 GHz and top out at 3.33 GHz.